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Fazl seeks joint in-camera session on KP as govt rebuts allegations

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday called for a joint in-camera session of parliament to discuss the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as government ministers rejected criticism of the federal government’s administrative arrangements in the province and defended the move as part of efforts to combat terrorism. Speaking to reporters in Lahore, […]

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Sri Lanka's Buddhist hierarchy demands special privileges for imprisoned monks.
Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara, a convicted monk, serves six-year sentence for contempt of court.
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